Cornerback Vestee Jackson missed practice Tuesday after he ``popped something in his back Monday,`` Ditka said.

Safety Todd Bell is ``really sore`` after his first 10 days of football in 18 months.

Safety Shaun Gayle is still hampered by a leg bruise.

-- Fourth draft choice Paul Blair has returned to practice at offensive tackle after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery in the first week of camp. Defensive lineman Henry Waechter also has returned to practice after nursing a back injury.

-- The NFL will review videotape of Saturday night`s Bears-Cardinals game to determine whether fines will be assessed for several fights and incidents. Three Cardinals--Ottis Anderson, Lionel Washington and Charlie Baker--and one Bear--Keith Van Horne--were ejected from the game. There is no automatic fine schedule for ejection, but players who are kicked out of games routinely are fined varying amounts pending review by commissioner Pete Rozelle.

The league office confirmed that the questionable sack of Cards`

quarterback Neil Lomax by Perry also will be reviewed.

Perry was not penalized for picking up Lomax and slamming him to the turf, but Ditka admitted he should have been penalized.

Rozelle has the authority to fine players regardless of penalties. Last year, he fined Bears` linebacker Wilber Marshall $2,000 for hitting Detroit quarterback Joe Ferguson. In 1980, he fined Bears` defensive end Mike Hartenstine $1,000 for hitting Philadelphia quarterback Ron Jaworski. In both cases, Rozelle thought the quarterbacks were illegally ``speared,`` although no penalties were called.

``When the league office comes out with this, I`m sure there will be some real dandies,`` said Ditka.

Ditka said he and Cardinal coach Gene Stallings apologized to each other for their players` actions again Monday by phone.

Ditka doubts that brawls will be a common pastime.

``When the officials are briefed on this, there will be a lot of players leave games early. Could be us, too,`` said Ditka.